News for 'shobha-warrier'

'We can't expect the virus to disappear'

'We can't expect the virus to disappear'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2022

'Since the Covid virus has a tendency to mutate, we can continue to expect new variants of the virus to emerge and keep circulating and recirculating in the communities.'

'By abstaining, India voted for India'

'By abstaining, India voted for India'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

'It did not vote against America, or for Russia.' 'If we had voted for the American motion, it would have spoilt our relationship with Russia without any change in Russia's behaviour.'

'I want to be in the top 20 or 30'

'I want to be in the top 20 or 30'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2005

'While in Chennai, I play alone. It gets lonely at times because you wish for someone to play with you,' says Joshna Chinnappa, India's number one squash player.

'At Moscow we proved the pundits wrong'

'At Moscow we proved the pundits wrong'

Rediff.com6 Aug 2004

Former India hockey captain Vasudevan Bhaskaran shares his Olympics experiences with Shobha Warrier.

The need for foreigners at IIT

The need for foreigners at IIT

Rediff.com14 Jun 2005

IIT-Madras director on the need for foreigners at IIT.

'Democracy is not a lollipop'

'Democracy is not a lollipop'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2007

'No society becomes democratic merely by holding an election,' says T N Seshan.

Why Ravi K Chandran prefers Yuva

Why Ravi K Chandran prefers Yuva

Rediff.com17 May 2004

'We need Tharoor to shake the system'

'We need Tharoor to shake the system'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

'Since the party is at a stage when things are very bad, this is the best time to experiment.'

'Entertainment is not a bad word'

'Entertainment is not a bad word'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2007

Mani Ratnam talks about his filmmaking process, and his love for songs.

'There was no talk about divestment at all'

'There was no talk about divestment at all'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2006

R Parasu Raman, chairman, CII -- southern region and chairman and managing director, Novar India Ltd, speaks to Shobha Warrier on the Budget.

'Covid has been economically good for India'

'Covid has been economically good for India'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

'The China opportunity, the digital opportunity and the end of geography opportunity are the three pieces of luck India got due to Covid.'

'I wanted to be like MGR'

'I wanted to be like MGR'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2006

Veteran actor Sarath Kumar talks about how he's heading in a different cinematic direction.

'MGR films are my reference point'

'MGR films are my reference point'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2006

National Award winning director S P Jananathan talks about his new film, E.

'People have convicted Shankaracharya'

'People have convicted Shankaracharya'

Rediff.com21 Dec 2004

'Everyone has prejudged him, and they have already convicted the Shankaracharya. The press has convicted him. The politicians have convicted him,' says Cho Ramaswamy.

'Supreme Court never said the Preamble can't be amended'

'Supreme Court never said the Preamble can't be amended'

Rediff.com21 Dec 2021

'Has the Supreme Court ever said that the Preamble is the basic structure of the Constitution?'

'We are not a one language country'

'We are not a one language country'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

'This obsession with 'one' is not good for a country like India.'

'A million telematics jobs in India soon'

'A million telematics jobs in India soon'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2004

Globally, IT and automotive together are a $4.5 trillion industry, and telematics forms a big part of this. Telematics is set to grow in a big way and can create a million-plus jobs in India over the next 5 years, says Prof Sadagopan.

'Rate hike will throw lot of people out from jobs'

'Rate hike will throw lot of people out from jobs'

Rediff.com23 May 2022

'Nobody is talking about the inequality that is going to come.'

A film with Sarita, Khushboo, Jyothika

A film with Sarita, Khushboo, Jyothika

Rediff.com20 Jul 2005

Revathy Varma talks about her first film, June R.

'Bring professionalism to Indian hockey'

'Bring professionalism to Indian hockey'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2004

Former India hockey captain and coach Vasudevan Bhaskaran calls for more transparency in the IHF's functioning.

'Indians masters at getting high grades in US'

'Indians masters at getting high grades in US'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2004

When you go to US B-schools, you find that most of the student getting high GPAs are Indians. So, we had to do a different mix in order to make sure we had a good mix of people.

'Hindi is my indulgence'

'Hindi is my indulgence'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2003

Madhavan's first comedy, the Tamil film Nala Damayanti, is a big hit. The actor couldn't be happier.

'This heatwave is unprecedented'

'This heatwave is unprecedented'

Rediff.com20 May 2022

'If you look at the entire 60-day period of March and April, you see that temperatures were soaring more than 3.5 degrees Celsius above the maximum temperature.' 'Normally, events like this happen only for a short period.'

'India always has enough brains'

'India always has enough brains'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2005

'India is looking up as the future of the world in many ways,' says IIT-M Director Dr M S Ananth.

Rural India getting richer? You bet!

Rural India getting richer? You bet!

Rediff.com2 Jun 2005

R V Rajan, chief managing director, Anugraha Madison, speaks on how rural India has changed over the last two decades.

'BJP plans to completely weaken AIADMK'

'BJP plans to completely weaken AIADMK'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2022

'When they completely surrender to the BJP or the BJP has completely taken over the party, what's the point in the AIADMK surviving and doing business in the state?'

'They can't scare Rahul with a conviction'

'They can't scare Rahul with a conviction'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

'They have been pursuing their agenda of bulldozing everything and everybody on their way.' 'They suddenly see Rahul Gandhi standing in front of them without fear and fighting against them aggressively.' 'He doesn't show any compromise in his attitude towards fascism.'

'Entrepreneurship Is Exploding'

'Entrepreneurship Is Exploding'

Rediff.com29 Jul 2022

'Yesterday, I was at a seed meeting where we gave outright grants up to Rs 20 lakhs or loans up to Rs 50 lakhs for new start-ups under 2 years.'

Mani Ratnam signs upcoming hero Srikkant

Mani Ratnam signs upcoming hero Srikkant

Rediff.com12 Mar 2003

His first two films were a hit. Srikkant is now awaiting the fate of his third release.

'Govt must stop harassing entrepreneurs'

'Govt must stop harassing entrepreneurs'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

'...for at least 6 months and give them peace of mind to get back on their feet.' 'Entrepreneurs are suffocating and not able to run their companies peacefully.'

'Koi Mil Gaya, India's first sci-fi film'

'Koi Mil Gaya, India's first sci-fi film'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2003

'There are many new elements in the film, like spacecraft, the alien,' Ravi K Chandran on Rakesh Roshan's Koi Mil Gaya.

'Sivakasi is not a typical Vijay film'

'Sivakasi is not a typical Vijay film'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2005

Perarasu on his new film, Sivakasi.

'I Couldn't Believe I Was A Free Man'

'I Couldn't Believe I Was A Free Man'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

'How long can you keep a person in jail using false cases?'

'Police must have acted on evidence'

'Police must have acted on evidence'

Rediff.com12 Nov 2004

Veteran journalist Cho Ramaswamy says the Tamil Nadu police wouldn't have acted without solid evidence against the seer.

'Congress is much bigger than the Gandhis'

'Congress is much bigger than the Gandhis'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

'When I said the Gandhi family had to step aside, it was because we have consistently seen that the public has not accepted them.'

'7-G Rainbow Colony is my story'

'7-G Rainbow Colony is my story'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2004